News tagged with express train
Russian railways enter modern age with new express
Famed for the legendary trains that clank across seven time zones on its Trans-Siberian railroad, Russia this week entered the modern railway age with its first high-tech express train.
Dec 20, 2009 |
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German 'science train': next stop Shanghai 2010?
How will we feed nine billion people in the future? Can we ever have a disease-free world? Can robots play football?
May 21, 2009 |
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Obama vows to fast track high speed rail
US President Barack Obama Thursday called for a US high speed rail service to rival the express trains of France, Japan, Spain and China, highlighting a 13 billion dollar government funding boost.
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Computers excel at identifying smiles of frustration (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have trained computers to recognize smiles, and they have turned out to be more adept at recognizing smiles of frustration ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 25, 2012 |
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Study finds low agreeableness linked to a preference for aggressive dogs
A study carried out at the University of Leicester's School of Psychology has found that younger people who are disagreeable are more likely to prefer aggressive dogs, confirming the conventional wisdom that dogs match the ...
May 22, 2012 |
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Navy pilot training enhanced by AEMASE 'smart machine'
Navy pilots and other flight specialists soon will have a new "smart machine" installed in training simulators that learns from expert instructors to more efficiently train their students.
May 17, 2012 |
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Meteorite discovery spurs hunt for more pieces
(Phys.org) -- Meteorite fragments were recently scattered around Sutter’s Mill in California, the same region where the first nugget of gold was found that sparked the Gold Rush in 1848. Scientists believe ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2012 |
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Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate
(AP) -- The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest.
May 09, 2012 |
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Excel programming for nonprogrammers
Microsoft’s Visual Basic programming language lets Excel users customize their spreadsheets in all kinds of time-saving ways, but few people take advantage of it. Although designed to be intuitive and ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 08, 2012 |
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Learned, not innate human intuition: Study finds twist to the story of the number line
Tape measures. Rulers. Graphs. The gas gauge in your car, and the icon on your favorite digital device showing battery power. The number line and its cousins – notations that map numbers onto space and ...
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Detecting malaria early to save lives: New optical technique promises rapid and accurate diagnosis
Correctly and quickly diagnosing malaria is essential for effective and life-saving treatment. But rapid detection, particularly in remote areas, is not always possible because current methods are time-consuming ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Creative play grows critical thinking in children
(Phys.org) -- Parents take heart – the alarmingly abstract masterpieces produced by your children could be teaching them how to reason like an adult.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Stock traders look to Facebook, Twitter for tips
The next big stock tip might be as close as a Twitter feed. Professional traders are developing computer programs that scour Internet posts in search of the next stock market darling. Their technology analyzes everything ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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